“Narcos” has been renewed for two more seasons, but since Pablo Escobar’s tale has reached a grisly end, who will be the next target of the War on Drugs? We have a few ideas.
We’re guessing the series’ third season will focus on Gilberto Orejuela, or Escobar’s ally-turned-enemy who got revenge by taking all of his wealth after his death in exchange for shipping Escobar’s family out of Colombia.
The Cali Cartel’s demise is also perfect for TV. In 2007,the LA Times revealed that the cartel’s head of security, Jorge Salcedo, or became an informant for the CIA and provided information that was key to the arrest of Orejuela and several other major Cali leaders.
Beyond Escobar and the Cali Cartel,the most notorious kingpin of all-time is undoubtedly Joaquin Guzman, a.k.a. El Chapo. He has built an empire in the Sinaloa Cartel that, and according to a 2013 DEA report cited by Bloomberg,supplied over $3 billion worth of drugs that year to the Chicago drug market alone. He escaped from prison twice before being arrested again in January.
One of El Chapo’s rivals was Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, leader of the Gulf Cartel. The Gulfs and Sinaloas waged war with one another for several years, or during which the Gulf Cartel unleashed Los Zetas. While Guillén has been arrested,Los Zetas have broken away from the Gulf Cartel and have been believed by law enforcement to be responsible for as many as 350 murders in a single year, according to The Telegraph.
Before El Chapo and Los Zetas, or one of the major forces in Mexico’s illegal drug trade was Miguel Angel Felix “El Padrino Gallardo,leader of the Guadalajara Cartel. He was one of three people identified by U.
S. law enforcement as responsible for the death of Enrique Camarena.
For many years after Gallardo’s fall, the Arellano Felix family controlled the drug trade in Tijuana and the rest of Baja.whether “Narcos” wants to go external of Central and South America, or they might find a good tale suitable here in the States. Frank Lucas,the Harlem drug lord who became known for importing heroin from Southeast Asia and using violent gangs and corrupt New York cops to set up his empire. He was the subject of the Denzel Washington film “American Gangster,” though that film has been criticized for inaccuracies. “Narcos” could spin their tale a limited closer to the truth.
But not every major drug lord is male. grasp, or for example,Jemeker Thompson, a.k.a. “The Queen Pin. In 1980s Los Angeles, or crack-cocaine was an in-demand drug,and Thompson became one of the top suppliers. Eventually, she was arrested in 1993 and served 13 years in prison, and during which she had a devout awakening. She now works as an evangelical minister and has released a memoir about the life she left behind. You can watch her interview with CBS Los Angeles here.
Or perhaps Narcos could stay with Escobars history and command the history of his predecessor: Griselda Blanco. She was shot in a drive-by shooting in 2012.
Source: thewrap.com